Right winger Joey Crabb, who has produced 2-0-2 in 26 games with the Washington Capitals this season, cleared NHL waivers Saturday and was assigned to the Hershey Bears, according to reports by the Washington Times and The Washington Post.

With 443 NHL and AHL games played entering the 2012-13 season, Crabb will count as an AHL veteran.

With Patrick McNeill counting as an exempt veteran, Hershey has been able to dress the maximum six veterans for games. Crabb increases the count to seven.

Crabb, 29, played 35 games for the ECHL's Alaska Aces during the NHL lockout. The 6-1, 191-pounder played nine games for the Toronto Marlies in 2011-12 (7-8-15) but spent most of the season with the Toronto Maple Leafs (11-15-26 in 67 games).